Pro Se Extension Motions as Functional Notices of Appeal; Post-Muldrow “Worse Off” Standard Applied to ADEA Without Converting PIPs into Per Se Adverse Actions Case: Walsh v. HNTB Corporation (No....
United States v. Parlin: Sufficiency Review Uses All Admitted Evidence; Harmless-Error Affirmance Without Deciding Lay vs. Expert Drug-Quantity Testimony Introduction In United States v. Parlin (1st...
Maldonado-Ruiz v. Bondi: Unfulfilled, Unreported Threats and Subjective Belief Are Insufficient to Prove Nexus or Government Inability in LGBTI Asylum Claims 1. Introduction In Maldonado-Ruiz v....
Scintilla Is Not Enough: Enforcing (or Defeating) Oral/Implied Contract Theories and § 1981 Bid-Exclusion Claims at Summary Judgment I. Introduction John B. Cruz Construction Co., Inc. v. Beacon...
Post-Discharge “Related To” Bankruptcy Jurisdiction Does Not Automatically Terminate; Renewed Withdrawal Motions Must Be Timed to the Current Procedural Posture and Address Jury-Trial Requests 1....
Administrative Closure Without Compelling Arbitration Is a Denial Appealable Under FAA § 16(a)(1)(B), and FAA § 4 Requires a Clear Order Directing Arbitration “In Accordance with the Terms”...
Mitigating-Role Reductions Require a Full “Relevant Conduct” Comparator Universe and an On-the-Record Guía-Sendeme Analysis 1. Introduction In United States v. Robles-López (1st Cir. Feb. 3, 2026),...
Boston v. OptumRx: Massachusetts Fraudulent-Concealment Tolling and “Continuing Nuisance” Require More Than Ongoing Harm and Publicly Available Clues Can Impute Actual Knowledge 1. Introduction In...
Boston v. OptumRx: Public-Nuisance Claims Against PBMs Are Time-Barred When Public Information Makes Wrongdoing Probable and Discoverable (No “Continuing Nuisance” Without New Tortious Acts)...
No “Substantial Asset” Threshold Under 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(5): Any Unexplained Loss of Estate Assets Can Bar a Chapter 7 Discharge Introduction Case: Coastal Capital, LLC v. Savage, No. 25-1249 (1st...
Da Silva-Queiroga v. Bondi: Isolated Domestic-Violence Harm, No Serious Injury, and Years Without Further Physical Harm Fail to Establish “Persecution” or a Well-Founded Fear 1. Introduction In Da...
Supremacy Clause Limits Puerto Rico Act 66 Payment-Plan Stays of Federal Title VII Judgments I. Introduction García Colon v. State Insurance Fund Corporation arises from a Title VII and Puerto Rico...
Supremacy Clause Preempts Puerto Rico Act 66/68 Payment-Plan Stays that Indefinitely Delay Execution of Federal Title VII Judgments Introduction In Garcia Colon v. State Insurance Fund Corporation...
Harmless-Error Review of § 924(c) Alternative-Predicate Instruction Errors on § 2255 Is Record-Based, Not Categorical I. Introduction Case: Shea v. United States (First Circuit, Feb. 23, 2026)....
United States v. Shea: Record-Based Harmless-Error Review (Not the Categorical Approach) for Davis Alternative-Predicate § 924(c) Instructional Error on § 2255 I. Introduction In United States v....
United States v. Yoon: Face-Value Billing Presumption for Intended Loss in Private Health-Insurance Fraud; Health-Care Providers as “Positions of Trust” Under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.3 Court: U.S. Court of...
Use-and-Derivative-Use Immunity Compels Testimony Despite Fear of a Future Perjury Charge 1. Introduction United States v. McBreairty (1st Cir. Feb. 20, 2026) addresses the intersection of a...
Disgorgement for “Concerted Wrongdoing” May Be Joint-and-Several (with Caps), NDAA’s 10-Year Disgorgement Limitations Apply Retroactively, and Rule 65(d) Bars Injunctions that Merely Cross-Reference...
Rule 65(d) Limits on SEC “Obey-the-Law” Injunctions: A Section 13(d) Injunction Must State Concrete Duties, Not Merely Cross-Reference Schedule 13D and CFR Provisions 1. Introduction SEC v. Friesen...
SEC v. Gasarch: Retroactive 10-Year Disgorgement, Concerted-Wrongdoing Joint Liability, and Rule 65(d) Limits on “Obey-the-Law” Injunction Drafting I. Introduction SEC v. Gasarch (1st Cir. Feb. 19,...